"From the Ted Talk by Joe Lassiter: We need nuclear power to solve climate change"

Unscramble the Blue Letters

First of all, we have to think about the magnitude of the problem. Between now and 2040, 800 to 1,600 new coal patnls are going to be built around the world. This week, between one and three one-gigawatt coal plants are being turned on around the world. That's happening regardless of what we want, because the people that rule their countries, assessing the interests of their cinezits, have ddeecid it's in the interest of their citizens to do that. And that's going to haeppn unless they have a better alternative. And every 100 of those plants will use up between one percent and three percent of the Earth's climate budget.

Open Cloze

First of all, we have to think about the magnitude of the problem. Between now and 2040, 800 to 1,600 new coal ______ are going to be built around the world. This week, between one and three one-gigawatt coal plants are being turned on around the world. That's happening regardless of what we want, because the people that rule their countries, assessing the interests of their ________, have _______ it's in the interest of their citizens to do that. And that's going to ______ unless they have a better alternative. And every 100 of those plants will use up between one percent and three percent of the Earth's climate budget.

Solution

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Original Text

First of all, we have to think about the magnitude of the problem. Between now and 2040, 800 to 1,600 new coal plants are going to be built around the world. This week, between one and three one-gigawatt coal plants are being turned on around the world. That's happening regardless of what we want, because the people that rule their countries, assessing the interests of their citizens, have decided it's in the interest of their citizens to do that. And that's going to happen unless they have a better alternative. And every 100 of those plants will use up between one percent and three percent of the Earth's climate budget.